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EGGS Old Girls AssociationPage 4EMMA FISK: Outstanding Achievement in Engineering (EGGS 1990-1994)Emma Fisk (née Cosslett) has an impressive background in her chosen field and is an ideal candidate for an Epsom Girls GrammarSchool Founder’s Award. Upon graduating from EGGS in 1994, she was the second recipient of the Kathleen Mandeno Scholarship andwent on to gain a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) with First Class Honours from the University of Auckland in 1997. After this she workedas a Graduate Engineer at MCL and a Civil Engineer at GHD, both large construction firms.She later gained a Masters of Engineering Studies degree in 2001 before spending a period of time overseas in Qatar, also at GHD, andin the UK, working for TPS Consult. Upon her return to New Zealand in 2010, Emma joined Beca as an Associate and gained an MBAfrom the Chifley Business School in 2015.Emma’s current role at Beca is Technical Director – Civil Engineering. In this role she is working on Supporting Growth Alliance, theGovernment and Auckland Council’s strategic transport planning programme set up to investigate and deliver the transport networksAuckland needs over the next 30 years to accommodate future urban growth. This is something Emma is really passionate about;working to develop transformative infrastructure for Auckland.As an experienced leader of complex multi-discipline projects, with a track record of creating highperforming teams, driving successfuldelivery and achieving outstanding project outcomes, Emma has an authentic leadership style and quickly forms close, trust-basedrelationships with a diverse range of project participants.Emma is also a member of Beca’s Delivery Leadership Team, charged with overseeing technical delivery and innovation. She is a guestlecturer for geometric design at the University of Auckland and is on the assessment panel for the Dean’s LeadershipProgramme.Emma provides strategic direction through project objectives and drives project momentum by focusing on making key decisions in aninclusive, timely way. She is a valuable member of project leadership teams and strongly believes in creating a constructive, supportiveenvironment in which people can succeed.A strategic, visual thinker, Emma develops memorable concepts and theories to communicate complex ideas in straightforwardways. She reads extensively to develop her management skills and strategic understanding and has honed her management skills bycompleting her MBA whilst working on major projects. She regularly presents at conferences and runs training sessions for internaland external groups. Emma is well-connected and influential within Auckland’s transport industry with close relationships across manyorganisations. Recent projects that Emma has been involved with are significant and include:- the Puhoi to Warkworth Motorway, 2015 to 2018She was the Design Manager for this new 18km motorway connecting Warkworth tothe Auckland motorway. She paired developing a high-performance culture founded onclear objectives, role clarity and team wellbeing, with comprehensive processes to enablethe timely delivery of a comprehensive suite of design packages. The outcome was anexceptional delivery record, with 100% on time delivery of IFC packages.- the Peka Peka to Otaki ExpresswayEmma was Design Manager for this in 2016, driving value for money outcomes.- Te Atatus InterchangeFrom 2013 to 2014 Emma was responsible for civil design, specifically to widen the existingmotorway and upgrade the existing interchange, meeting a challenging constructionprogramme. Working closely with key service providers, Auckland Transport and CycleAction Auckland brought results, safeguarding future bus exchange options.- the Waterview Connection project 2011 to 2013A project of great significance to the Auckland region, Emma led the geometric design and was actively involved in multi-modalplanning across rail and bus integration. She developed innovative and costsaving solutions to overcome complex problems and,during this project, proved her ability to develop excellent relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders. She participated in publicopen days and presented at local schools.Prior to all of this, Emma spent time overseas leading major projects including the infrastructure design and route protection involvedwith the development of Stansted Airport’s second runway in the UK 2004 to 2007. Before this, she spent several years working inQatar; firstly leading the master-planning and road design process for a fast-growing satellite town outside the capital of Doha (20022003) and then as Civil Design Manager for the transformative 2006 Asian Games project in Qatar, working with a multidiscipline teamto develop and connect a diverse array of sporting, recreation, education, commercial and cultural facilities for the event (2003-2004).Having started her working life involved with a number of significant transport projects, Emma has developed a range of skillsthat have set her on the path to her noteworthy success. Her skills include ontime delivery, achieving outcomes, organisationalcompetence, relationship building, communication, presenting, coaching, people development, risk management and commercialand financial management. Able to lead complex technical challenges and provide strong leadership, Emma has a reputation fornavigating complex regulatory frameworks, contracts and high-risk environments and achieving high quality results. Her focus onrelationships and her strong influencing skills enhance her ability to do this.It is a great pleasure to honour Emma as a distinguished alumna of Epsom Girls Grammar School and a recipient of a FoundersAward for her outstanding achievement in Engineering.

Page 5EGGS Old Girls AssociationMARY KISLER: Outstanding Achievement in the Arts(EGGS 1961-1964)Mary Kisler has an impressive background in her chosen field and is anideal candidate for an Epsom Girls Grammar School Founder’s Award.Mary began working at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki in 1998, andwas appointed the Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, InternationalArt at the Auckland Art Gallery in 2008. She has curated a wide range ofinternational historical and modern exhibitions at the Gallery, includingbeing responsible for a collection of artworks ranging from the 11th tothe mid-20th centuries. The current touring exhibition Frances Hodgkins:European Journeys is the result of an almost decade-long research projectthat saw Mary retracing Hodgkins’ extensive journeys throughout Europe.Mary completed a Teachers College Diploma in 1971 and worked in primaryschools through to 1984, including a stint as an art and drama teacher ina Special Needs School in London in the early 1980s and a period teachingdrama and special needs at Selwyn College in Auckland.She gained a BA in Italian and Art History from the University of Auckland in1990, Certificates in Italian and Art History from the University of Florencein 1992 and an MA (Italian) with first class honours from the University ofAuckland in 1994.Mary has presented many seminars and conference papers, in Auckland,Melbourne and Bath and she has received a number of academic awardsincluding Italian scholarships in 1988 and 1991 and a grant for research inItaly in 1997. This led her on the road to her role as a curator of internationalart. In Spring 2016, Mary was the Craig Hugh Smyth Fellow at the Harvard Centre for Renaissance Art in Florence.In 2012 Mary was temporary Advisory Head of Art at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington under a six-monthpart-time secondment. Since 2014 she has been researching the importance of place in the oeuvre of Frances Hodgkins and workingon the Frances Hodgkins online catalogue raisonné The Complete Frances Hodgkins which will go live on 28th June 2019.Mary has curated numerous exhibitions showcasing works by significant European and local artists and has had a long association as alecturer at the University of Auckland, most significantly in the Women’s Studies Programme and Italian Department.With a number of peer-reviewed publications, books and journal articles as well as exhibition catalogues and online publications toher name, Mary has also been a contributing writer to a number of art publications and has had articles and reviews published overmany years.She has published on a wide range of arts topics from Italian Renaissance to modern art, with an emphasis on the work of acclaimedNew Zealand artist Frances Hodgkins, in particular, the recent publications Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys, which she editedwith Catherine Hammond, and Finding Frances Hodgkins, the story of her own journeys to the places Hodgkins painted.For sixteen years (2001 to 2017) Mary was involved in monthly art discussions with acclaimed New Zealand interviewer Kim Hill onRadio New Zealand’s Saturday Morning programme and has led a number of art tours to Europe and Australia.Mary has a particular affinity for Frances Hodgkins, and her association with this iconic NZ artist has brought her recognition. Throughher research about Frances and her work, Mary feels she has a much greater understanding of aspects of her character, as well as ofthe way her painting continued to evolve. Mary says that sometimes when you research someone you end up admiring them, butperhaps not really liking them, whereas she feels she would have loved Hodgkins, had she met her, with all her quirks andidiosyncrasies – as have so many researchers who have looked at aspects of her life and work.As Mary has travelled, with Frances’ letters as her companion, she has delighted in her descriptions of what she saw in all the placesshe travelled to. Hodgkins absorbed the places, objects, sights and sounds and then coalesced this on her canvas and Mary has beentaken by Hodgkins sense of humour, empathy with younger artists, writers, composers and other creatives.Mary’s art teacher at EGGS was May Smith (or Mrs Hardcastle as she was known at that time) and Mary believes it was she who firstmade her aware of Hodgkins, as well as the French painters that Hodgkins so admired. May Smith taught her students how importantand revolutionary modernism was and certainly engendered in Mary Kisler a lifelong love of art which has become both her passionand her career.It is a great pleasure to honour Mary as a distinguished alumna of Epsom Girls Grammar School and a recipient of a Founders Awardfor her outstanding service to the Arts.You will find a list of all Founders in the OGA section of the EGGS School website: www.eggs.school.nzIf you have someone in mind you'd like to nominate for a Founders Award, please let us know, we are happy to email the criteria toyou.

Page 6EGGS Old Girls AssociationSCHOOL NEWSNew York, New York!Students and staff on the Contemporary ArtTrip has had a great week in New York,exploring galleries, museums, creating artand seeing the sites.Their next stop is the Venice Biennale!Le Petit Déjeuner – Miam-miam!Year 9 French classes are learning about school life and food in France. French breakfast was the topic on Friday when Philippe’s Chocolate delivered 65 pains au chocolat and croissants. Students had hot chocolate in bowls to go with the pastries and they ordered fromtheir teacher in French. They said they loved trying something different for breakfast and learning about French culture via their tastebuds. The overall feeling – C’est délicieux!LYNLEY SHEWEIRY: Devoted to our CommunityLynley is Co-President of the OGA and has been a community stalwart in more ways than most people realise. She recently finished herterm on the EGGS Board of Trustees after nine years of service. It may be the end of one era, but Lynley remains highly involved in her,indeed our, community.Lynley’s dedicated work behind the scenes, in so many realms, has supported the School and the Community in a multitude of ways. Hercommitment runs deep, and the acr

from the Chifley Business School in 2015. Emma’s current role at Beca is Technical Director – Civil Engineering. In this role she is working on Supporting Growth Alliance, the Government and Auckland Council’s strategic transport planning programme set up to investigate and deliver the transport networks